Get informed before helping a relative

10:39 PM,
Apr. 16, 2012

Written by

Gary Crist

Dear Gary: My husband and I (along with my 16-year-old son) have agreed to have my niece come live with us for the summer. She is 13 and lives in Texas right now with my sister and her stepfather. The situation is that my niece made allegations that her stepfather had been inappropriately touching her for the past year. As you can imagine, all h*** broke loose once this came out. The authorities were involved and they are looking for a safe place for my niece to live until things get figured out. I don't know my niece that well but I do want the best for her. Do you have any advice on how we should handle ...